caroladybelle BSN, RN

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    I want the answer

    caroladybelle replied to pansyrose's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Did the pt have an elevated serum potassium, related to renal issues? Small amts of insulin helps shift potassium from blood back in the cells, and will temporarily treat high serum K+ - the D5W keeps...
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    Is this legal?

    caroladybelle replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    If it is a new hire bundle, I believe that it is legal - I believe that it is only illegal if it is part of the application process. Due to worker's compensation issues and the physical/mental...
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    Violation of privacy

    caroladybelle replied to sissykim's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I could be wrong, but the last time I checked fees, blood tests were substantially more expensive. And testing hair is really more expensive to analyze. And the turnaround time is also prohibitive....
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    Does anyone know if health care reform going to affect rn salaries?

    caroladybelle replied to TobyLovesBetsy's topic in General Students

    And per this logic, health care for profit or nonprofit "enslaved" US nurses to work in Media. Which given that it involves sex for money, is a form of prostitution. There are several well known Media...
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    HELP!! What about what the PATIENT WANTS?????

    caroladybelle replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Just because Hospice says that she can participate, does not mean that research would accept her as a
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    Pay rate

    caroladybelle replied to yelnikmcwawa's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Personally, I try to treat people online as I would in person. Something about the "Golden Rule". You asked a question and it was answered. You intimated a belief that it would be more and then You...
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    what are the countries that participates with the reciprocity law for nurses

    caroladybelle replied to nurse king's topic in Immigration Advice

    That is not necessarily true for all states here in the USA for US grads. And if the OP does not currently have a working Visa for the USA, they are seriously affected by retrogression, especially...
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    FL BON destroyed my RN license record; thoughts on re-entry to nursing?

    caroladybelle replied to Katheemarie's topic in Florida Nursing

    Correct me if I am wrong, but if you let all your licenses lap (go stagnant without renewal), don't you have to write Boards
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    what are the countries that participates with the reciprocity law for nurses

    caroladybelle replied to nurse king's topic in Immigration Advice

    What do you mean abut a reciprocity "law" - I do not know of one that that can cross national borders, only state borders. As far as nurses from the Philippines working in other nations, that is...
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    New Grad with no experience feels like being discriminated

    caroladybelle replied to strawberrypie's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, no dice on this one. Experience to virtually all good human resources personnel means WORK or in some cases, volunteer experience. Clinical Rotations are NOT experience - virtually every...
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    At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    caroladybelle replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I hate to tell you but MDs have been some of the worst offenders, long before there were PA/NPs. Visit the majority and ask for a nurse and at least half the time, they will refer to an MA or,...
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    Nursing Sponsorship

    caroladybelle replied to Martina25's topic in International Nursing

    There is no, and has not been a true nursing shortage in the USA in ages. And there are thousands of unemployed US nurses for what few jobs that there are. Have you thought about working in your...
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    Placement query

    caroladybelle replied to Sarah85's topic in General Students

    When I am on duty and go to lunch, often I run into family members of my patients. And while I may like them, I automatically take my food back to the floor to eat. Is it because I do not like them....
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    Pay rate

    caroladybelle replied to yelnikmcwawa's topic in Arizona Nursing

    There is nothing whatsoever in Dorimar's post that indicated remotely that they thought that you went into nursing "for the money". Yes, salary is an important aspect of a career....which is why many...
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    Unbelievable

    caroladybelle replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Ohhhhh, Heck
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    Pay rate

    caroladybelle replied to yelnikmcwawa's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Just curious, what was the reason that you thought that you would getting paid in the 30s/hr? In most areas, even experienced nurses would not be making that, even in some high cost of living
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    Fictional-Hospital Scrubs for Real-Life Nurses

    caroladybelle replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Ohhh, for pity's sake, can the writer get a life? The writer of the OP/ED doesn't want "Nurse Jackie" scrubs - I would be more worried about "House" scrubs on the competency
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    Travel Nursing And Bankruptcy Issues

    caroladybelle replied to redraider1977's topic in Travel

    The majority of facilities require credit checks also, even for regular
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    Smart Nurse vs. Dumb Pharmacy, Round One. DING! | Life of a Nurse

    caroladybelle replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I have to mention Anyone find it ironic that somehow insurance/pharmacies have the funds to have 6 different people have the TIME to call the ONE nurse with 40 pts to care for, and yet not have time...
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    maybe I wasn't being nice.....

    caroladybelle replied to hearthelper's topic in General Nursing

    A problem though, is that a timely intervention can sometimes do more harm than good, if you do not assess the history I have seen CC nurses pour fluid boluses into pts that have gotten large doses...
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    maybe I wasn't being nice.....

    caroladybelle replied to hearthelper's topic in General Nursing

    Condescending much? Pretty much every place that I did medsurg, the nurses did indeed know what was in the code cart, and what's its for. As to having the legal wherewithall to give the meds or...
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    Travel Nursing And Bankruptcy Issues

    caroladybelle replied to redraider1977's topic in Travel

    I do not know. But I will say that the vast majority of travel companies, as well as many hospitals do credit checks on prospective employees. And even if the travel company does not initially, they...
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    TRAVEL NURSING

    caroladybelle replied to NAKIJA's topic in Travel

    Some SFLA hospitals have seasonal positions for the snowbird season. Work 6 monthes in your home area and travel the rest of the
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    Why are there no new grad jobs?

    caroladybelle replied to stargurl2006's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There was once a system that did that quite well, the diploma hospital based 1940s education. Of course, the students had to live at the hospital and put in huge amounts of unpaid time in clinical,...
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    maybe I wasn't being nice.....

    caroladybelle replied to hearthelper's topic in General Nursing

    Again, the point is that most hospitals are not willing to do so or to facility the use of such things in a meaningful lasting way. In the facility that I cited, they had a lovely poster exposition...